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MOVIE REVIEW

Willem Dafoe stalks rare game in ‘The Hunter’

** The Hunter Willem Dafoe gets a welcome lead role as a mysterious big-game hunter hired to locate the last Tasmanian tiger. The movie, a sort of romantic hit man eco-drama, becomes increasingly unglued as it goes along, but the locations are stunning and the star holds the frame on the strength of his weathered cheekbones alone. With Frances O’Connor and Sam Neill. (100 min., R) (Ty Burr)

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